Celina ISD trustees are set to approve nearly $500,000 in large classroom touch screens for three new elementary schools when they meet Monday evening, Oct. 26.
The board's consent agenda carries three identical purchases, one each for Ophelia Grumbles Elementary, Alma Jo Scott Elementary and Janet Calvert Elementary. Each order is $166,286.14, for a combined $498,858.42, and each would be paid for with bond money, according to the district's agenda summaries.
What the money buys
Quotes from the vendor, Delcom Group, list the same package for every campus:
- 58 BenQ 86-inch interactive displays at $2,714 apiece
- seven height-adjustable mobile carts
- assembly of the carts, up to 90 days of storage, delivery to one district location and on-site setup of seven panels on carts
- shipping and handling
That works out to 174 displays and 21 carts across the three schools. The pricing comes through a TIPS cooperative purchasing contract, and the quotes note that tariffs or manufacturer price changes could alter the cost if they take effect before an order is placed.
District summaries say the screens are meant to support classroom instruction at each new campus and were identified in the construction project's originally approved guaranteed maximum price. Board policy requires trustee approval for any single purchase above $100,000. Zach Allen, the district's chief technology officer, submitted the requests.